Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Semester Two - Day Two

Hello Writers!


I am really excited to see you take chances and to be truly active with all of our lessons. 
There are lots of opportunities to show your best work - please take advantage.  

Sophomores - Expository/Argument and Debate Unit
Pivotal Underlying Question: When faced with months to live, how do you say goodbye?

1. "My Last Days" - Reflection/Thoughts - Fill out chart
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjKgV65fpo&t=630s

2. Handouts - We will be reading and annotating these.  Please bring to class everyday.

3. Read/Annotate Article - "You've Got to Find What you Love" - Steve Jobs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc
*** Take notes. Write a reflection. Fill our chart.

Seniors - Screenwriting! Writing a TV Pilot!
* How to Format a Screenplay.  Video. Take some notes - note check!
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZszextv6yE
*Picking a Pilot - Ideas
* Track "The Wonder Years" - Specific focus on time shifts in a 22 minute/page sitcom.  You will be using this as a mentor text.  The writing really is a "dance" - figure out the steps and then just plug in your own story, characters, setting, etc...

HW - Pick a pilot.  Watch it.  You will be tracking an episode. Due on Thursday. Work check. 
* Track the episode exactly as we tracked "The Wonder Years"

EC
* LE TONIGHT
* Submit ANYWHERE and get published.  Starts with purenowheremagazine@gmail.com

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